CHICAGO  — Gov. Bruce Rauner yesterday granted 10 and denied 78 clemency petitions.

This is the twenty-second set of petitions the governor has reviewed since taking office. Each person granted clemency has recently undergone a criminal background check through the Illinois State Police’s Law Enforcement Agencies Data System.

A granted clemency request for a pardon with expungement allows the petitioner to seek expungement of their conviction through the court system.

For additional information on the granted clemency cases, please contact the Prisoner Review Board at (217) 782-1610.

BENTON, IL –  The public is reminded the alleged are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.  Sheriff Don Jones.

11-8-17 at 3:56 pm Deputies-responded to a two vehicletr-af-fic crash-on State Hwy. 37 at Marcum Branch Road. A 2005 Chevrolet Trail Blazer driven by Barbara J. Tinker age 48 of Ewing was north bound on Rt. 37 and rear-ended a 2006 Ford Mustang driven by Carla D. Whittington, who was stopped in traffic  attempting to negotiate a left turn onto Marcum Branch Road. Carla Whittington was uninjured. Barbara Tinker received non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital by Abbott EMS. Tinker was also cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

11-13-17 at 2:00 pm Deputies responded to a reported disturbance in rural Thompsonville. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Christopher C. Deaton age 29 of Stonefort for obstructing a peace officer.

11-14-17 at 10:48 am a Deputy attempted a traffic stop in West Frankfort. The suspect initially fled, driving recklessly at high speeds and the Deputy terminated the pursuit. The investigation continued and approximately two hours later, the suspect’s vehicle was located at a West Frankfort residence. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Bradley J. Braden age 33 of Elgin, charged with aggravated fleeing and attempting to elude (Class 4 Felony), driving on a suspended license, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting a peace officer.

11-16-17 Deputies investigated a theft in Logan that resulted in the arrest of Donald L. Singleton age 40 of Logan for felony theft and felony possession of cannabis. Also arrested was Candice L. Singleton age 40 of Logan for possession of a felony amount of cannabis and obstructing justice.

11-18-17 at 9:29 pm Deputies responded to a reported disturbance at the skating rink on Rt. 37 south of Benton. The investigation resulted in the arrest of David R. Pearson age 45 of West Frankfort for aggravated battery.

11-19-17 at 3:07 am Deputies responded to a reported vehicle in a ditch on State Hwy. 14 in Buckner. The investigation resulted in the arrest of a 17 year old male juvenile for felony driving under the influence, driving while license suspended and illegal consumption of alcohol. A passenger, Cody l. Arrowood age 18 of West Frankfort was also charged with illegal consumption of alcohol.

11-20-17 at 9:43 am Deputies responded to a two vehicle traffic crash on State Hwy. 154 1/2 mile east of Rend City Road. A 2014 Ford Pick-Up Truck driven by Derek M. Smith age 22 of Johnston City was east bound on Rt. 154 and crossed into the west bound lane forcing a west bound 2007 Mack Truck, driven by Steven D. Dale age 49 of Dowell to exit the right shoulder in order to avoid a collision. The Ford Pick-Up Truck continued into the west bound lane and struck the rear axle of a dump trailer being towed by the Mack. The Pick-Up continued off the north side, striking a guard rail, then continued across the highway before coming to a stop after impacting the guard rail on the south side. The driver of the Mack was uninjured and the driver of the Pick-Up received minor injuries but refused medical treatment. He was believed to have fallen asleep. He was cited for improper lane usage.

11-21-17 at 6:37 pm Deputies responded to a domestic dispute in rural West Frankfort that resulted in the arrest of Sarah C. Couture age 18 of West Frankfort for domestic battery.

WARRANTS

11-7-17 Brienne E. Johnson age 23 of DuQuoin. Failure to appear from criminal trespass to state supported property.

11-8-17 Shelly R. Clutts age 32 of West Frankfort. Failure to appear on traffic charges.

11-9-17 Anthia J. Mason age 28 of Benton. Violation of probation.

11-9-17 Kyla E. Jones age 25 of Herrin. Failure to appear for aggravated D.U.I.

11-9-17 Robert J. Roberts age 29 of DuQuoin. Failure to appear on traffic charges.

11-15-17 Anthony J. Priest age 35 of Benton. Failure to appear for aggravated battery.

11-15-17 Bradley W. Murphy age 26 of Benton. Failure to appear for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.

11-17-17 Claudie E. Rickett age 36 of Murphysboro. Failure to appear for domestic battery.

11-17-17 Jennifer A. Ware age 37 of West Frankfort. Failure to appear on traffic charges.

11-17-17 Dave C. Bradley age 40 of West Frankfort. Failure to appear on traffic charges.

11-17-17 Cyrstal L. Sutton age 26 of West Frankfort. Failure to appear on traffic charges.

11-21-17 Nathaniel M. Goldstein age 25 of St. Charles Missouri. Forgery and Theft.

11-22-17 Mikaela G. Morris age 20 of Zeigler. Failure to appear for unlawful consumption of alcohol.

The public is reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

CARBONDALE, IL. — In an unexpected nail-biter, Southern Illinois rallied to beat Illinois-Springfield, 69-64, on Saturday night and improved to 49-5 all-time in home openers at SIU Arena.

Aaron Cook – siusalukis.com

Aaron Cook had a career-high 20 points to lead the Salukis (2-0), but it was teammate Eric McGill who hit the game’s biggest shot — a 3-pointer with 2:43 remaining that helped SIU regain the lead.

The contest was classified as an exhibition for the Division II Prairie Stars, but after falling behind, 7-0, they stood toe-to-toe with Southern the rest of the way. A 3-pointer by Eddie Longemeyer with 3:15 remaining gave them their first lead, 58-57, and sent a chill through the crowd of 4,166.

On SIU’s next possession, Cook found McGill wide open in the left corner, and the junior college transfer — making his home debut — found the bottom of the net. McGill came off the bench to scored 13 points. The bucket started a 7-0 run that gave the Salukis some breathing room, although UIS came as close as three points on a layup by Longemeyer with 21 seconds remaining. Cook then iced the win at the free throw line with a pair of makes.

“If we’d have won tonight by 20 or 30, it wouldn’t have helped us at all,” said Salukis head coach Barry Hinson, who improved to 13-0 all-time against non-Division I opponents. “The scenarios that came up tonight where we had to come from behind, and we had to win the ballgame and the pressure. Do you know how much pressure there was not to lose this game?”

The stat lines for the teams were remarkably similar. Both clubs made 23 field goals and both shot 33 percent from 3-point range, but SIU had a 16-10 advantage at the charity stripe. Southern had a size advantage over UIS, but had difficulty exploiting it, as the UIS defense sagged in on 6-foot-10 center Kavion Pippen, who finished with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

“We couldn’t throw the ball inside, because they just said beat us from the perimeter,” Hinson explained. “I would have told you going into the game that if anyone would have done that to us, I’d have told you that will never happen. I was a little surprised at that.”

Hinson said he saw flashes of FloorburnU during the game, as the defense held UIS to 39 percent from the field, and multiple players dove on the floor for loose balls. During one sequence in the first half, both Tyler Smithpeters and Sean Lloyd ended up on the hardwood in a mad-scramble for possession. Lloyd slid across midcourt to retrieve the ball, fired it back to Smithpeters, who drilled his 100th-career 3-pointer.

“We guarded tonight,” Hinson said. “Tonight’s lesson to our team was, never be upset with getting a win, and there’s going to be a lot of nights where you don’t play well offensively, and it’s proven you can win it on the defensive end of the floor.”

Starting guard Armon Fletcher, who is nursing a knee injury, did not play in the game, but dressed and stayed loose by riding a stationary bike, in case he was needed. Hinson said Fletcher will play Tuesday at Louisville.

Box score link

http://siusalukis.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7931&path=mbball

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Southern Illinois
Central and Southern Indiana
Western Kentucky
Southeast Missouri
Western Ohio

* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1205 PM
until 600 PM EST.

* Primary threats include…
Widespread damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY…A fast-moving line of thunderstorms will sweep across the
watch area this afternoon, posing a risk of locally damaging wind
gusts. Some risk of hail and a tornado or two also exists.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 80
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles north northeast
of Muncie IN to 45 miles south of Cape Girardeau MO. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.